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assert
English
Etymology
From Latin assertus, perfect passive participle of asser? (“declare someone free or a slave by laying hands upon him; hence free from, protect, defend; lay claim to, assert, declare”), from ad (“to”) + ser? (“join, range in a row”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??s??t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??s?t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Verb
assert (third-person singular simple present asserts, present participle asserting, simple past and past participle asserted)
- To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
- He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
- To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
- to assert one's authority
- Salman Rushdie has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work.
- To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
- to assert our rights and liberties
- (programming) To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
- (electronics) To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
Antonyms
- remit
- deny
- deassert
Synonyms
- affirm
- asseverate
- aver
Related terms
Translations
Noun
assert (plural asserts)
- (computer science) an assertion; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.
Translations
References
- “assert” in the Collins English Dictionary
Further reading
- assert in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- assert in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- assert at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Sastre, Saters, TASers, Tasers, Tesars, asters, reasts, setars, stares, stears, tarses, tasers
Portuguese
Noun
assert m (plural asserts)
- (programming) assert (conditional statement that checks the validity of a value)
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certify
English
Etymology
From Old French certefier (“confirm, assure, make certain”). Compare French certifier.
Verb
certify (third-person singular simple present certifies, present participle certifying, simple past and past participle certified)
- (transitive) To attest to (a fact) as the truth.
- (transitive, law) To authenticate or verify in writing.
- (transitive) To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard.
- These blankets have been certified as fireproof.
- (transitive, archaic) To inform; to tell (a person) that something is true.
- 1847, The Church of England Magazine (volume 23, page 239)
- Our deeds do us three manners of service. First, they certify us that we are heirs of everlasting life, and that the Spirit of God, which is the earnest thereof, is in us.
- 1847, The Church of England Magazine (volume 23, page 239)
- (archaic, reflexive) To assure (oneself) of something; to ascertain.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 80:
- After having certified himself of her own good health, he very kindly inquired about her mother and Miss Sophy […] .
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 80:
Synonyms
- (to attest as to): attest, witness, vouch for, approve, confirm
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
- certify at OneLook Dictionary Search
- certify in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- cretify, rectify
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